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Ask Mike! SunSentinel Dolphins Writer Mike Berardino answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here . Please include your name, city and state with each question. Nov. 10 Q: Mike, agree on the Henne benching. Something is missing there. On Jason Allen, I don't agree, he has "value' on special teams and though he got beat on some long TD's, he is still better than Harris, who by the way has no "value" on special teams.

The following is a team-released transcript of Miami Dolphins coach Tony Sparano's Wednesday press conference: Opening Statement: "Okay guys, listen before we get started here it's something I just want to talk to you guys aboutÃ?Â?Ã?Â?decision that I made (okay) one of the things that I need to (you know) let you know about here before you hear it any other way--but after making long evaluations on all details involved what I've decided to do here as we move forward right now is that this week Chad Pennington is going to be the quarterback.

Tears were shed inside the quarterback meeting room Tuesday morning, and not just from Chad Henne, who had learned his 21-game run as the Dolphins' starting quarterback was over. Shortly after coach Tony Sparano walked into the room to inform the group a change was needed, Henne and his mentor-turned-replacement Chad Pennington had a heart-to-heart that turned into a sob session. "It's a situation that's not fair. I've been benched before when it really wasn't my fault. I understand every emotion he has," said Pennington, who learned he'd be taking over the Dolphins' erratic offense during a 45-minute meeting with Sparano.

The following is a team-released transcript of Miami Dolphins coach Tony Sparano's Friday press conference: On Jared Odrick and how much work has he done and does he feel comfortable with him going into this game: "He did more work yesterday than he did today. Certainly more work these three days than he did last week. But, we'll see, I mean we still got--still got about 45 hours here before we play this thing I think, so. We'll see how it goes. It's just I'm notÃÆÃâÃâÃâ¦you know I just got to be sure that I'm not putting him in harm's way out there if he's not completely (healed)

With Greg Camarillo getting traded to Minnesota last week Chad Pennington has been knighted as the Miami Dolphins' representative for the NFL Player's Association. Pennington jokingly admitted being the team's designated player's rep isn't the most coveted job, especially considering the last few reps (Jay Feely, Vonnie Holliday and Camarillo) were all shown the door a little after spending a year in the position. But with a lockout in 2011 looming, Pennington realizes his leadership -which is stellar ÃÂÃÂ will likely be critical to the future success of professional football in America.

It's no secret that the Dolphins re-signed 11-year veteran quarterback Chad Pennington to provide leadership in the locker room while mentoring starting quarterback Chad Henne. Pennington proved Saturday that despite coming back from another season-ending shoulder surgery, he can still lead a team on the field as well. He engineered a 61-yard scoring drive in the second quarter of Saturday's 27-26 victory over the Jaguars by completing 3-of-4 passes for 54 yards, including a 10-yard check-down touchdown to Ronnie Brown.

A full decade has passed since a young Chad Pennington, fresh from the campus of Marshall University, was poked, prodded and timed at the NFL Scouting Combine. So you can imagine the raised eyebrows that greeted Pennington's recent revelation at Dolphins training camp that he is back to those college-era levels, pretty much across the board. "I feel really good, just trying to get back athletically to where I was as a rookie," Pennington says. "I think that's where you can really make some strides.

— Monday's second practice , at 5 p.m., will be in the bubble and is closed to public. 9 a.m. practic is open — It's impressive that veterans like Kory Sheets are taking in other veteran's pads after practice.No egos in Davie. Take that Dez Bryant — If you watched Patrick Cobbs get seperation you would wonder if this was the same guy who tore his ACL last season. He's moving well. — Chad Pennington was sprinkled into the reps, sometimes working in with 2nd team, sometimes 3rd team.

In two days, Ikaika Alama-Francis not only switched positions, transitioning from a defensive end to outside linebacker, but he also worked his way into the discussion of who could become a starter. Alama-Francis, who carries 275 pounds on his 6-foot-5 frame after losing 15 pounds, replaced rookie Koa Misi as the starting strong side linebacker in Saturday morning's practice. By Saturday evening, Alama-Francis was back with the second team, but he had still completely leapfrogged Quentin Moses, Erik Walden and rookie Chris McCoy.